Some people shy away from Blake Griffin, afraid of being posterized by the NBA’s most notorious dunker. Draymond Green is a different breed though. He wants to guard Griffin.

“Absolutely,” Green said. “I love the challenge. He’s an All-Star, All-NBA power forward. It fuels me to be in a position to go against those type of guys. Shows what you’re made of.”

Green will likely be matched up against Griffin. He’s serving as the back-up power forward, so he figures to get a nice chunk of minutes against Griffin.

Green acknowledged he needs to do a better job preventing Griffin from going right. But he likes the battle of it all. It gives him a chance to mix it up.

“One of the most important things about guarding him is fighting him before he gets the ball,” Green said. “If you start fighting once he gets the ball, you’re dead. You can’t let him walk you where he wants you to go. You’ve got to be physical and make him catch it where you want him to catch it.”

Green paused and let off a big smile when asked whether this game will be physical. Mark Jackson said he wants his guys to meet the Clippers’ intensity and force. The Clippers have especially been aggressive with Curry, something a few players said they’ve definitely noticed.

A “clean” physical game is right up Green’s alley. And the Saginaw, Mich., native watched the ESPN documentary about the Bad Boy era of the Detroit Pistons.

“I enjoyed that,” Green said, again flashing a big smile. “You can’t quite do what they did, but that would’ve been fun. If they did that under these rules, they wouldn’t make any money.”